New Releases by Chuck Hogan

Quatre mères. Deux victimes. Un cold case. 2020, Los Angeles. Dans une atmosphère confinée par le covid-19, Marissa, Jeannie, Samira et Nicole, quatre mères de famille passionnées de faits divers, sont embarquées dans une enquête qui va bouleverser leur quotidien. Si tout commence par une conversation anodine, très vite, leur curiosité se mue en obsession : un double meurtre non résolu, classé depuis quinze ans, et des millions envolés... Entre les devoirs des enfants et les réunions Zoom, les quatre amies mènent leur propre investigation. Fouilles interdites, lectures de rapports confidentiels, indices cachés : leur quête les entraîne au cœur d’un dangereux labyrinthe de mensonges et de manipulations. Car certaines personnes sont prêtes à tout pour garder la vérité enterrée... Une enquête passionnante menée par des amatrices déterminées qui comblera les fans de true crime et les détectives amateurs.

The incredible true story of a group of moms who, united by a search for new purpose, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old double murder. “An instant true crime classic.”—Douglas Century, author of The Last Boss of Brighton A lot of us like to think we could solve a mystery. Can these four moms actually do it? In 2020, Marissa, Jeannie, Samira, and Nicole find themselves at a familiar crossroads: when motherhood takes charge of their lives, they begin grappling with their own identities. Their thriving careers seem like a lifetime ago, and as their children become more independent, they struggle to find purpose. But when they meet at a bowling night fundraiser for their kids’ school, they discover a shared interest in true crime that crystalizes around a mysterious double homicide that took place in their hometown a decade earlier: A couple in their 60s vanished overnight from their home and mysteriously shuttered their family business, leaving millions of dollars unaccounted for. Initially believed to have absconded with the money, they went from suspects to victims when their bodies were discovered in their car at the bottom of a steep ravine. And then the case turned cold. But what if the moms could solve it? What if they could bring a killer to justice and give closure to a grieving family? The four women have no connection to the case and no law-enforcement background, but the determined group find themselves in incredible and often dangerous situations–digging for evidence in prohibited ravines, scouring potential crime scenes for blood splatter, and sifting through pages and pages of dense police files. As they get more and more entangled in this complex investigation, they also find themselves in real danger—and with information that could blow the case wide open. An emotional and often terrifying odyssey through a DIY criminal investigation, The Carpool Detectives is the ultimate wish fulfillment for any true crime fanatic, an absolutely thrilling read for armchair sleuths and mystery fans alike.

In this "masterly" thriller from the acclaimed author of The Town, the right‑hand man of one of the most infamous mob bosses in American history goes on a dangerous mission (New York Times Book Review). In the late 1970s, The Outfit, led by Tony Accardo, has the entire city of Chicago in its grip. When the bracelet he bought his wife is stolen in a jewelry heist, Tony has his loyal soldier Nicky Passero track it down—by whatever means necessary. What Accardo doesn''t know: Nicky has a secret which has made his life impossible and has put him in the pocket of the FBI. Based on the true story of Tony Accardo, the longest‑reigning mob capo in history, Gangland is a Shakespearean drama of integrity, lost honor, and revenge. Gritty and action‑packed, it is Chuck Hogan''s most thrilling novel yet. 2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel and a New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2022

Après une enquête qui a mal tourné, Odessa Hardwicke est mise à pied. Dévastée, la jeune agent du FBI n’est pourtant pas en cause. Sur la piste d’un meurtrier avec son collègue, elle se voit obligée de commettre l’irréparable. Mais ce qui la choque le plus n’est pas d’avoir fait usage de son arme, c’est la présence ténébreuse qu’elle pense avoir vu quitter le corps de sa victime. En attendant des jours meilleurs, Odessa accepte une mission à New York. Cette affectation a priori sans intérêt la met sur la piste d’un personnage mystérieux, Hugo Blackwood. Qui est cet homme ? Un simple fou ou le meilleur espoir de l’humanité face à un mal indicible ?

Os mestres do terror Guillermo del Toro e Chuck Hogan retornam em trama eletrizante e assustadora sobre os poderes e os segredos do mal Uma das mentes mais criativas e geniais da atualidade, responsável por obras-primas como O Labirinto do Fauno e A forma da água, Guillermo del Toro se consagrou ao criar universos únicos, mesclando fantasia e realidade, beleza e horror. Ao lado do celebrado escritor de suspense Chuck Hogan, escreveu a Trilogia da Escuridão, que se destacou na lista de mais vendidos e deu origem a uma série de TV. Agora, os dois retomam a parceria de sucesso numa trilogia macabra e arrebatadora sobre um mal ancestral que vaga pela Terra desde o início dos tempos. As sombras do mal: As fitas de Blackwood conta a história do encontro improvável entre a agente do FBI Odessa Hardwicke e o enigmático Hugo Blackwoood. Ao testemunhar um crime brutal e inexplicável e se ver forçada a tirar a vida do companheiro de trabalho, Odessa passa a questionar sua sanidade e seu futuro. Ela não consegue entender o que de fato aconteceu, mas tem uma única certeza: viu um vulto saindo do corpo do amigo, uma presença aterrorizante e maligna que jamais se apagará de sua mente. Obrigada a realizar serviços burocráticos após o episódio, ela encontra fitas antigas ao organizar os pertences de um agente aposentado, e são essas fitas que a levarão até Hugo Blackwood. Fascinante e traiçoeiro, o homem pode ser a chave para desvendar o que aconteceu com o parceiro de Odessa e, mais ainda, a chance de defender a humanidade de uma ameaça sem rosto: os incorpóreos. Espíritos vis que se alimentam de emoções e que se apoderam de suas vítimas, essas criaturas estão sempre prontas para abraçar o êxtase da morte e do caos. Blackwood conseguiu capturar três delas, e agora, ao lado de Odessa, parte em busca da última, em uma jornada perigosa que pode levá-los em direção ao abismo.

A horrific crime that defies explanation, a rookie FBI agent in uncharted territory, and an extraordinary hero for the ages: an investigation spirals out of control in this heart-pounding thriller. Odessa Hardwicke''s life is derailed when she''s forced to turn her gun on her partner, Walt Leppo, a decorated FBI agent who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a rampaging murderer. The shooting, justified by self-defense, shakes the young FBI agent to her core. Devastated, Odessa is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation. But what most troubles Odessa isn''t the tragedy itself -- it''s the shadowy presence she thought she saw fleeing the deceased agent''s body after his death. Questioning her future with the FBI and her sanity, Hardwicke accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent in the New York office. What she finds there will put her on the trail of a mysterious figure named Hugo Blackwood, a man of enormous means who claims to have been alive for centuries, and who is either an unhinged lunatic, or humanity''s best and only defense against unspeakable evil. From the authors who brought you The Strain Trilogy comes a strange, terrifying, and darkly wondrous world of suspense, mystery, and literary horror. The Hollow Ones is a chilling, spell-binding tale, a hauntingly original new fable from Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro and bestselling author Chuck Hogan featuring their most fascinating character yet.

"This volume collects the comic book series The Strain: The night eternal #1-#12 and "A man of refined tastes," originally published in Free Comic Book Day 2015, from Dark Horse Comics."--Title page verso.

Die Saat-Trilogie erstmals in einem Band. Enthält "Die Saat", "Das Blut" und "Die Nacht". Eine normale Nacht am John-F.-Kennedy- Flughafen in New York. Eine Maschine aus Europa landet – doch dann gehen alle Lichter aus, und der Funkkontakt bricht unvermittelt ab. Ephraim Goodweather, Chef der New Yorker Seuchenschutzbehörde, und sein Team betreten das Flugzeug, um die Lage zu klären, und finden ein Bild des Schreckens vor: Die Passagiere sitzen aufrecht in ihren Sesseln – tot. Noch ahnt Goodweather nicht, dass genau in diesem Augenblick das Böse nach New York gekommen ist, um von dort aus die ganze Welt zu erobern. Von diesem Augenblick an wird das Schicksal der Menschheit seinen Lauf nehmen ...

De har alltid funnits bland oss – vampyrerna. I hemlighet och i mörker har de väntat på att deras tid ska komma, och nu är den äntligen här. Inom en vecka kommer Manhattan att vara utplånat. Inom tre månader resten av USA. Och inom sex månader: hela världen. En Boeing 777 från Berlin har precis landat på JFK-flygplatsen i New York när allting plötsligt svartnar. Kontrolltornet tappar kontakten med piloten och ingen aktivitet märks längre inifrån planet. En specialistgrupp tillkallas för att ta sig in i planet eftersom man fruktar att ett livsfarligt virus har spritt sig. Eph Goodweather blir förste man att kliva in genom flygplansdörren. Synen han möter chockar honom: livlösa människor ligger kringspridda överallt. Medan kropparna börjar transporteras iväg upptäcker man emellertid att fyra personer fortfarande lever och verkar vara nästan helt oskadda. Men inget är vad det ser ut att vara. Släktet är första delen i en trilogi om vampyrer. Berättelsen utspelar sig i New York, där ett virus förvandlar befolkningen till varelser som härstammar från forntiden. Berättelsen går oväntade vägar och varje bok innehåller unika och originella avslöjanden om den vampyriska rasen, vars rötter kan spåras ända tillbaka till Gamla Testamentets begynnelse. ”Del Toro och Hogan har skapat en härligt, ruggig berättelse som bokstavligen kommer att få dina nackhår att resa sig. Släktet är Bram Stoker möter Stephen King möter Michael Crichton. [...] Det kan knappast bli mycket bättre än så här.” Nelson DeMille ”Ha din hjärtmedicin inom räckhåll: det är mycket möjligt att Släktet smyger sig på dig - och den är tillräckligt otäck för att döda. Jag älskade den.” Gregory Maguire ”Den första boken i en trilogi som genomsyras av en trollbindande intrig. Det är en oförglömlig historia som man inte kan lägga ifrån sig när man väl har börjat. Jag kan knappt bärga mig innan nästa del kommer.” Clive Cussler ”Blod och världens undergång blandat i en skräckinjagande berättelse som känns som om den kunde vara hämtad från dagens nyhetslöpsedlar. [...] Jag längtar efter att se vart Del Toro och Hogan tar oss nästa gång.” James Rollins ”Jag kan bara säg ''wow''.[...] Släktet är en av de mest skrämmande och fasansfulla böcker jag har läst på mycket länge.” Borders ”De vampyrer jag kände till och älskade som barn är tillbaka. Denna skräckberättelse är bland de bästa jag har läst på länge.” Barnes & Noble

In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months . . . the world. At New York''s JFK Airport an arriving Boeing 777 taxiing along a runway suddenly stops dead. All the shades have been drawn, all communication channels have mysteriously gone quiet. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of a CDC rapid-response team investigating biological threats, boards the darkened plane . . . and what he finds makes his blood run cold. A terrifying contagion has come to the unsuspecting city, an unstoppable plague that will spread like an all-consuming wildfire—lethal, merciless, hungry . . . vampiric. And in a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem an aged Holocaust survivor knows that the war he has been dreading his entire life is finally here . . .

Last week they invaded Manhattan. This week they will destroy the world. The vampiric virus is spreading and soon will envelop the globe. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather—head of the Centers for Disease Control''s team—leads a band out to stop these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may be too late. Ignited by the Master''s horrific plan, a war has erupted between Old and New World vampires. Caught between these warring forces, powerless and vulnerable, humans find themselves no longer the consumers but the consumed. At the center of the conflict lies an ancient text that contains the vampires'' entire history . . . and their darkest secrets. Whoever finds the book can control the outcome of the war and, ultimately, the fate of us all.

Suite et fin de The Strain, la série horrifique signée David Lapham et Mike Huddleston, d''après un roman de Guillermo del Toro. Une gigantesque conspiration empêche le professeur Ephraïm Goodweather de révéler au monde ce qu''il a découvert : une terrible épidémie se répand à Manhattan et transforme les habitants en vampires ! Mais la solution pour enrayer le phénomène est d''affronter les créatures ancestrales qui en sont à l''origine.

Sono trascorsi due anni da quando il virus diffuso dai vampiri ha invaso il mondo, ormai sull¿orlo della distruzione. Il Padrone, il potentissimo capo degli strigoi, dopo aver annientato qualunque forma di resistenza da parte degli umani, ha rinchiuso in vasti campi di prigionia i sopravvissuti e ne ha selezionati alcuni per la produzione di sangue o come schiavi per svolgere lavori di manovalanza. Persino l¿ambiente viene modificato: una coltre di ceneri nucleari ricopre infatti il pianeta Terra, dove regna quasi sempre l¿oscurità e il sole si scorge appena per poche ore al giorno. La resistenza è guidata da una banda improvvisata di combattenti liberi che, sebbene accomunati dall¿unico scopo di scongiurare l¿apocalisse, formano un gruppo alquanto disgregato: Ephraim Goodweather, capo dell¿Ente controllo e prevenzione malattie infettive, è impegnato nella ricerca del figlio Zack, rapito dalla madre Kelly, cambiata in vampiro; la dottoressa Nora Martinez, una sua ex collega, è preoccupata per le sorti dell¿anziana madre e sentimentalmente indecisa tra Ephraim e il disinfestatore russo Vasiliy Fet; il misterioso signor Quinlan, il vampiro bastardo, persegue invece un obiettivo tutto suo. Le creature del male sembrano avere vinto su tutti i fronti e lo strapotere del Padrone appare invincibile, ma anche lui ha un punto debole, sebbene siano in pochi a conoscerlo. Solo un uomo è in grado di approfittarne, ma ci si può fidare di lui? Epica conclusione della trilogia ¿Nocturna¿, che ha tenuto i lettori con il fiato sospeso, Notte eterna è una storia di pura adrenalina, tra scenari cupi e spiazzanti, in cui pochi eroi di tragica grandezza tengono alta la fiamma della speranza per aggiudicarsi l¿ultima, imprevedibile mano di una partita decisiva.

Another fabulous Boston-based thriller by Chuck Hogan, this one involving an Iraq war veteran who gets involved with dangerous big-time drug dealers.

“The most credible and frightening of all the vampire books of the past decade.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Bram Stoker meets Stephen King meets Michael Crichton. It just doesn’t get much better than this.” —Nelson DeMille The stunning New York Times bestselling vampire saga that author Dan Simmons (Drood, The Terror) calls, “an unholy spawn of I Am Legend out of ‘Salem’s Lot,” concludes with The Night Eternal. The magnificent, if monstrously warped brainchild of cinematic horror master Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) and Chuck Hogan—whose novel Prince of Thieves, was praised as, “one of the 10 best books of the year” by Stephen King—The Night Eternal begins where The Strain and The Fall left off: with the last remnants of humankind enslaved by the vampire masters in a world forever shrouded by nuclear winter. Still, a small band of the living fights on in the shadows, in the final book of the ingenious dark fantasy trilogy that Newsweek says is, “good enough to make us break that vow to swear off vampire stories.”

At New York’s JFK Airport, an arriving Boeing 777 taxiing along a runway suddenly stops dead. All the shades have been drawn, all communication channels have mysteriously gone quiet. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of a CDC rapid-response team investigating biological threats, boards the darkened plane—–and what he finds makes his blood run cold. A terrifying contagion has come to the unsuspecting city, an unstoppable plague that will spread like all-consuming wildfire—–lethal, merciless, hungry . . . vampiric. And in a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, an aged Holocaust survivor knows that the war he has been dreading his entire life is finally here. In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months . . . the world.

Secondo episodio della trilogia "Nocturna" dopo La progenie, La caduta è un thriller avvincente e cinematografico, ricco di azione e suspense, che conferma le notevoli doti dei due autori di intrattenitori del grande pubblico.

The tension-filled sequel to THE STRAIN, now a popular Amazon TV show.

Four masked men—thieves, rivals, and friends from the tough streets of Charlestown—take on a Boston bank at gunpoint. Holding bank manager Claire Keesey hostage and cleaning out the vault were simple. But career criminal Doug MacRay didn’t plan on one thing: falling hard for Claire. When he tracks her down without his mask and gun, their mutual attraction is undeniable. With a tenacious FBI agent following his every move, he imagines a life away from his gritty, dangerous work—a life centered around Claire. But before that can happen, Doug and his crew learn that there may be a way to rob Boston’s venerable baseball stadium, Fenway Park. Risky yet utterly irresistible, it would be the perfect heist to end his criminal career and begin a new life. But, as it turns out, pursuing Claire may be the most dangerous act of all. Racing to an explosive climax, The Town is a brash tale of robbery in all its forms—and an unforgettable odyssey of crime, love, ambition, and dreams.

Um Boeing 747 vindo de Berlim à Nova York, e, subitamente, para na pista com todas as cortinas abaixadas, luzes apagadas e o sistema de comunicação em pane. Uma equipe de emergência cerca o avião e observa, incrédula, que a cabine é similar a um túmulo onde todos parecem mortos. O alarme se transforma em terror quando se descobre que este misterioso acontecimento é apenas o primeiro de uma assustadora invasão que se estenderá por todo o planeta e dá início a uma sangrenta batalha entre homens e vampiros. Assim começa Noturno, primeiro livro da Trilogia da Escuridão, do cineasta mexicano Guillermo Del Toro, responsável pelo aclamado O labirinto do Fauno, em parceria com o norte-americano Chuck Hogan, apontado por Stephen King como um dos dez melhores escritores de suspense da atualidade. Juntos, eles criaram uma obra épica sem precedentes, aterradora e vertiginosa, na qual se revelam, pela primeira vez, detalhes surpreendentes sobre esses seres obscuros e fascinantes, desde suas origens bíblicas até o funcionamento de sua anatomia e genética. Transformando a invasão dos vampiros num ataque viral que não escolhe suas vítimas, uma pandemia mundial capaz de pôr em risco a espécie humana, Noturno mantém um ritmo crescente que leva a um clímax arrebatador e deixa os leitores ávidos pela continuação da história, à espera do segundo livro da trilogia.

The visionary creator of the Academy Award-winning Pan''s Labyrinth and a Hammett Award-winning author bring their imaginations to this bold, epic novel about a horrifying battle between man and vampire that threatens all humanity. It is the first installment in a thrilling trilogy and an extraordinary international publishing event. The Strain They have always been here. Vampires. In secret and in darkness. Waiting. Now their time has come. In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months—the world. A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. What he finds makes his blood run cold. In a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, a former professor and survivor of the Holocaust named Abraham Setrakian knows something is happening. And he knows the time has come, that a war is brewing . . . So begins a battle of mammoth proportions as the vampiric virus that has infected New York begins to spill out into the streets. Eph, who is joined by Setrakian and a motley crew of fighters, must now find a way to stop the contagion and save his city—a city that includes his wife and son—before it is too late.

With a brilliantly plotted new crime novel set in small-town Massachusetts, Chuck Hogan, prizewinning author of Prince of Thieves, delivers a page-turning, knockout thriller that demonstrates why he is the unrivaled master of gritty suspense. The crack of a handgun shatters the silence of a warm summer night...A notorious local felon and former child magician vanishes, seemingly without a trace...A corrupt police force applies a stranglehold to a failing town...An ailing old man hatches a last-ditch plan to save the police department he once headed, and the community he still loves...An outsider arrives, bearing a simple recipe for death that could destroy them all... Buried deep in the rural backcountry of New England, the town of Black Falls isn''t dying so much as quietly fading away. No supermarket. No traffic lights. No ATM. No hope. Donald Maddox, a man with no law enforcement background -- indeed, no background at all -- has returned to his hometown after fifteen years to find himself employed as an auxiliary patrolman on a local police force known to inspire more fear than trust in its citizenry. When a brutal murder shatters the isolation of this forgotten place, triggering the arrival of state police homicide detectives and a town-wide manhunt, both the local cops and Maddox appear to have something to hide. As the tightly wound mystery that is Maddox''s past begins to unravel, he becomes ensnared in a deadly conspiracy that ultimately threatens his life, as well as the lives of those nearest him. From its opening pages until its haunting final image, The Killing Moon displays the author''s trademark gift for soul-deep characterization, crisp pacing, and unflinching realism. This is Chuck Hogan''s richest, most satisfying thriller yet.

From the author of The Strain comes a tense, psychologically gripping, Hammet award-winning thriller. Four masked men—thieves, rivals, and friends from the tough streets of Charlestown—take on a Boston bank at gunpoint. Holding bank manager Claire Keesey hostage and cleaning out the vault were simple. But career criminal Doug MacRay didn''t plan on one thing: falling hard for Claire. When he tracks her down without his mask and gun, their mutual attraction is undeniable. With a tenacious FBI agent following his every move, he imagines a life away from his gritty, dangerous work—a life centered around Claire. But before that can happen, Doug and his crew learn that there may be a way to rob Boston''s venerable baseball stadium, Fenway Park. Risky yet utterly irresistible, it would be the perfect heist to end his criminal career and begin a new life. But, as it turns out, pursuing Claire may be the most dangerous act of all. Racing to an explosive climax, Prince of Thieves is a brash tale of robbery in all its forms—and an unforgettable odyssey of crime, love, ambition, and dreams.